Evaluation:
Evaluation of the
paper (100%) will be based on a combination of the following:
• thoroughness
and depth of research (30%). You should be drawing on and citing a wide
range of the very best, most reliable and up-to-date sources. Under-researched
papers are painfully obvious to readers. Be sure to begin your research early,
and to pursue sources aggressively.
• quality of
analysis. (40%). Make sure your paper goes beyond description and engages
in thoughtful, careful, and critical analysis. Analysis is absolutely essential
— papers which fail to move beyond description are simply unacceptable and
will receive an F.
• quality of
writing and presentation. (30%). Write with clarity (avoid vague, elusive,
or jargon-laden language); make sure
that each paragraph starts with a thesis sentence, backed up by evidence, and that the entire
paper is organized logically, so that ideas and arguments flow from one to the next; and take
care to proofread for misspellings, grammatical
errors, awkward sentences, and so on. The evaluation of the executive summary
will be included in this portion of the grade. An excellent habit to get into
is writing a first full draft of the paper well in advance of the deadline, so
that you can reread it a few days later and find areas for improvement. Few
policy papers and reports in the post-collegiate world are ever submitted
without extensive editing and rewriting!
PLEASE NOTE THAT PAPERS NOT UPLOADED ON TURNITIN FOR
PLAGIARISM CHECK WILL NOT BE MARKED. IF YOU DON’T CITE YOUR SOURCES YOUR PAPER
WILL BE MARKED OVER 7.5 RATHER THAN 15.
Citing your sources
is not the same thing as listing them in the bibliography. You can use two
methods for citing your sources. Either use the author-date system (example:
Giddens, 1997, p.97) or the footnote system where you indicate the entire
information about your source.
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